We hope to have sorted out all the details and resolved the remaining blockers by the end of October, with the focus during November being on translation updates, testing and coordination with different teams to prepare the new release.
This means that it’s possible to have a release out in time for Christmas, but to do this we need YOUR help. Please, squash bugs, write release notes, squash bugs, support our translators and squash some bugs.

To make the Debian Mentors List more friendly, supportive and helpful, Asheesh Laroia and Niels Thykier promised they will reply to every email within four days, even if the replies aren’t a sponsorship or necessarily a review.

The Debian GNOME team is working hard on uploading GNOME 2.30 to unstable. It’s almost there, and the delay has mostly been due to the need to coordinate the library transitions. Check out its status here!

Debconf, the annual Debian developers meeting, is seeking for sponsors and donors to help covering the costs implied by this event. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor please contact us at sponsors (at) debconf.org, or if you want to make a donation please read here.

The release team has sent a detailed update about the status of the transitions and release goals for Squeeze.
A freeze in late May/June might be possible, if people work hard on getting these transitions done. Read the email to see how you can help!

In the past week, there were two Debian mini-DebCamps in so distant places as Thailand and Panama.
This week, Debian will have a booth in the OpenExpo 2010 in Bern and the Spanish Debian community will meet in the third edition of the Dudesconf in April 9-11.